Earphone

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top isometric view of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top isometric view of another embodiment of an earphone showing the claimed design;

FIG. 10 is a bottom isometric view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an earphone as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
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Patent History
Patent number: D1146886
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 2024
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 2026
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventors: Christopher Wiita (Granada Hills, CA), Jeffrey Scott Croyle (San Francisco, CA), Robert A. Boyd (Los Angeles, CA), Duy P. Le (Venice, CA), Joseph F. Dembs (Los Angeles, CA), Wenjie Zhuang (Pasadena, CA), Christopher Kuh (San Francisco, CA), Guillaume Raoult (San Francisco, CA), Robert Brunner (Glen Ellen, CA)
Primary Examiner: Michael A. Pratt
Assistant Examiner: Russell Carnell Smith, Jr.
Application Number: 29/938,414
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Headphone (D14/223)